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Definition of overdose verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overdose

verb
 
/ˈəʊvədəʊs/
 
/ˈəʊvərdəʊs/
(also informal OD)
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overdose
 
/ˈəʊvədəʊs/
 
/ˈəʊvərdəʊs/
he / she / it overdoses
 
/ˈəʊvədəʊsɪz/
 
/ˈəʊvərdəʊsɪz/
past simple overdosed
 
/ˈəʊvədəʊst/
 
/ˈəʊvərdəʊst/
past participle overdosed
 
/ˈəʊvədəʊst/
 
/ˈəʊvərdəʊst/
-ing form overdosing
 
/ˈəʊvədəʊsɪŋ/
 
/ˈəʊvərdəʊsɪŋ/
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  1. overdose (on something) to take too much of a drug at one time, so that it is dangerous
    • He had overdosed on heroin.
    • (figurative) I had overdosed on sun.
    Topics Social issuesc1, Health problemsc1
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